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The search for susceptibility genes of COPD.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace - 1 Jan 1995
Luisetti M, Pignatti P F
Abstract excerpt
Environmental factors, such as cigarette smoking, outdoor and indoor pollution, and childhood respiratory infections, are believed to play a major role as risk factors for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The only confirmed genetic risk factor for COPD is the inherited deficiency of alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor. However, the evidence of familial clustering of lung function and COPD...
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